They are the incredible images that show the moment a mother helped to deliver her own baby from her womb.

Lying in an operating theatre, dressed in a hospital gown, Australian mum of four Sarah Toyer reaches down to place her hands on her baby son, Spencer, and welcome him into the world for the very first time.

Spencer was born by caesarean section and his proud mother, from Queensland's Gold Coast, has since shared the images of her 'maternal assisted caesarean' on Facebook, to urge other mothers to 'stick to your guns about the birth you want'.

Captured on camera: Australian mum of four, Sarah Toyer, is pictured delivering her own baby boy, Spencer

Mum's message: The mother shared the pictures to Facebook to urge others to 'stick to their guns' about the birth they wanted

'I wanted to share to let other mums know there's always another way to birth even if you have to have a C-section,' Mrs Toyer told Daily Mail Australia.

Mrs Toyer, who also has three other children, Jay, Ruby, Wyatt, posted details of her experience to the Facebook page Birth Without Fear, alongside the incredible images which were taken by her husband Joseph,

'When I discovered I was pregnant I was determined to have a maternal assisted c-section!' she wrote.

Mother's determination: When she discovered she was pregnant with her fourth baby, Mrs Toyer said she wanted a maternal assisted caesarean

First touch: 'I reached down and put my hands under his arms and lifted the rest of him out of my own body,' the mother wrote of the experience

'I talked to every midwife, doctor, and surgeon about what I wanted to do, but they all said it would depend on the surgeon on call that day.

'So, when the day came along we waited eight hours at the hospital, then I was standing there next to the surgeon scrubbing up just as she was,' she said.

'Maybe half an hour later I was lying on the operating table watching my son's head being pulled from my womb.

Magical moment: Mrs Toyer said the experience was the most incredible of her life

Birth choices: She urged other mothers to stay firm about the kind of birth experience they wanted

'I reached down and put my hands under his arms and lifted the rest of him out of my own body. It was the most incredible thing I have ever done.'

The experience moved Mrs Toyer so much, she urged other women to be firm about the kind of birth they wanted.

'I highly recommend you stick to your guns about what birth you want!' she concluded her post. 'Welcome earth side baby Spencer.'